Finito: Postcard project

Another project bit the dust. After struggling again and again to get this 

series of prints right, I am finally done. This series Is inspired by postcard 

and the joy of getting those Pint-sized little guys in the mail. the print is 

very small, the size of a standard postcard. i had the intention of mailing 

the print as a postcard but I have become Attrached to the prints too much. 

Who knew a tiny series could be so time consuming?

This project is a small edition print. There are five different prints. Each 

print is an edition of ten. There is currently only one edition. To create 

this print, I used a photolithography process to create the prints. Just so

you know, the process is a relative to the traditional Stone Lithography 

process.

For those who are curious, let me explain the basics printmaking process 

for this print. Stone lithography is a printmaking technique where the 

image is drawn or painted upon a flat stone. Not just any stone, these 

stone are straight up expensive (often call a printmaker’s stone).  The 

stone afterward is hit with chemicals that allow ink to stick to the design 

(instead of everywhere). The artist then inks the stone with a roller. After 

running the stone with paper though a press, viola a print is born to the 

world.

Photolithography follows a similar pattern. Photolithography uses a light 

sensitive metal plate that is expose with a light machine to etch the image 

to the plate. After developing and proper plate protection crème, the plate 

is ready to ink and print.

 All the designs were hand drawn and hand letter. I was inspired to try 

hand lettering after seeing so many amazing examples on pinterest. I also 

had a secret desire to prove that my handwriting is nice and legible to myself. 

The words come from silly thoughts, songs from frank Sinatra & nevershoutnever, 

and a little show called the big bang theory.

The prints are standard postcard size. I originally had planned for these prints 

to be mail ready. So people could go, slap a stamp, and mail it without any 

trouble. But after all the difficulty I experienced in creating these prints, I have 

developed a strong attachment to these postcards. I decided to not to mass mail 

them. Instead they have become mini prints. I do not think I can bear to send 

these prints though the mail. I do plan to put some prints up on etsy for sale. 

Maybe eventually create a real postcard version.

 Best wishes.